Medium severity · published Jan 2, 2025
CVE-2024-55542
Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to Tray Monitor service
4.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Local privilege escalation due to excessive permissions assigned to Tray Monitor service. The following products are affected: Acronis Cyber Protect 16 (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 39169, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) before build 35895.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Acronis Cyber Protect 16 · Acronis
before 39169 · source: vendor
AC
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud Agent · Acronis
before 35895 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55542
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55542
security-advisory.acronis.com
https://security-advisory.acronis.com/advisories/SEC-5342
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